Last night when I was looking at this pic:
usc digital archive
I realized that that is the same intersection (7th and Figueroa) as the one in this pic:
ssliberman
I realized that the building on the right with the fire escape is what I call the "reclining men building," being that the facade of it at about the 3rd floor has huge statues of 2 reclining half-naked men. It's really called the Fine Arts Building, built in 1925. I've been in the lobby and it is BEAUTIFUL.
Here's a contemporary photo of it from photobucket/fawnskinpics:
Here's a 1933 photo of it from travelinlocal.com
Oh, apparently it housed the Signal Oil Company, and a Pig 'n Whistle restaurant!